Thoughts on this snowblower and Troy Built in general? This is for a friend with a fairly large driveway. I have no experience with Troy Builts are they quality machines? I can't seem to find much info on this model. Is it a Tecumseh engine?
I have the Troy-Bilt 2410 . . . mid-range machine. I got mine for $499, so it was a good budget machine.
The auger blades are lightweight, and I thought that they would easily bend, but so far they have not. The impeller design is poor and you will want/need the impeller modification.
The drive and impeller engaging mechanisms are cables rather than hard linkages, so they can have a lower life span.
I think Troy-Bilt (MTD) is out of their league making a 30" machine.
I've got a similar 28" 2007 MTD and it has handled about 12' of snow now for each of the past 10 years; but mine doesn't look as pretty as this one.
They failed to mention that this has "Heated Grips". The Single Lever "Joystick" is nice; but it does frost up occasionally (the hardest part has been understanding how it works!). Otherwise, a few belts, inner tubes, a friction wheel, and a couple cleanings of the Idle Restrictor Screw, and annual oil changes is about all it has really needed. I don't see why it won't last another 10 years or more. Keep it dry; keep it clean. I'd buy it again.
This 30" was priced at about $1050 in 2007. If the pictures represent its true condition close-up, it must still be worth at least half of that.
Anyone have a flex that they have retrofit with a starter or anything else?
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